linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwmon : (mr75203) fix macro typo

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Date:   Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:05:17 -0800
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>,
        Arseny Demidov <arsdemal@...il.com>
Cc:     rahul.tanwar@...ux.intel.com, Arseny Demidov <a.demidov@...ro.com>,
        Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwmon : (mr75203) fix macro typo

On 12/16/21 6:19 AM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 11:33:02AM +0300, Arseny Demidov wrote:
>> In the file mr75203.c we have a macro named POWER_DELAY_CYCLE_256,
>> the correct value should be 0x100. The register ip_tmr is expressed
>> in units of IP clk cycles, in accordance with the datasheet.
>> Typical power-up delays for Temperature Sensor are 256 cycles i.e. 0x100.
> 
> Should you provide Fixes tag?

Yes. Also, please update the subject. This is not about "fix macro typo".
it fixes a wrong/bad delay value.

> 
> ...
> 
>> -#define POWER_DELAY_CYCLE_256	0x80
>> +#define POWER_DELAY_CYCLE_256	0x100
>>   #define POWER_DELAY_CYCLE_64	0x40
> 
> I;m wondering why they are in hex? Perhaps the decimal is better for both.
> 
Maybe, but that is POV, and I tend to leave it up to driver authors to decide.
It is definitely not something we would want to change as part of a bug fix.

Thanks,
Guenter